1. Briefly explain what prohibited your ability to be successful. Reflect back on your academic career and be specific articulating any unusual or extenuating circumstances.(250 words or less)

 

My answer:

Doing the semesters I was very stress and overwhelm in my life because I became very ill. It was very difficult  for me to concentrate and do well in my classes when I became ill. I would be in a lot of pain and would take medicating that would make me sleep. I was working 3 jobs and trying to attend school. I have sickle cell in which the stress on my body of 3 jobs was to much for me and class. I had to take care of my family and go to school to better myself so I would not have to work so many jobs. I understand now that I should have communicated with my professors or withdraw from classes until I gotten better. I thought I could handle everything at once and tried my best but I was wrong.

2. What has changed in your life that will now allow you to be successful? Describe how the circumstances have changed that will allow you to perform successfully. Include changes you have identified as beneficial in any of the following areas: academics, family, social, work, etc. (250 words or less)

My answer:

I now understand how importation it is to communicated with the school and what program can help me when circumstances come up. I also only have two jobs which one is part-time and I can choices when I want to work. I also work a full time job where I can now study more because I have my own office

3. Describe the specific plan of action that you will follow to attain academic success if your appeal is approved. What success strategies will you follow? Include:

What grades will you need in each class to return to good standing? How will you get those grades?

What changes might you need to make to attain those grades?

Address plans to retake previously failed courses.

Goals for the term and how you will achieve them.

If currently enrolled in a course and not meeting the expectations of your SAP plan, how do you plan on meeting this expectation by the end of the term?

Any strategies you will use to ensure your success. (250 words or less)

My Answer:

I understand that school should be a top priority. I should have done a better job communicating with my professors so that I wouldn’t have fallen behind in classes. Since I didn’t correctly explain to my professors what was going on, my GPA suffered tremendously. I believe that this unfortunate semester has put me onto the right path and will push me into doing much better in my courses. I understand the seriousness of the situation that I have put myself into and federal aid is a privilege, not a right. I have taken full responsibility of my actions and will not allow myself to have another mishap in the future

4. What is your action plan in the event your previous issues come up again? Please be specific.

What is your plan in case anything goes wrong?

How will you stay on the path to success?

Back up internet access or computer?

How are you going to utilize tutoring or other Support Services? (250 words or less)

My answer:

I will do the following:

1. Inform my professors when a life altering event occurs

2. Keep my school work as a top priority

3. Utilize the Tutoring Center when I need help with a certain subject

I have started this career on the wrong foot but I can definitely succeed from now on. Financial aid is my only option while attending a University. I know what is expected of me now. I am willing to work hard, manage my time correctly, and put my hundred percent into all my coursework.

Situated Cognition
Please respond to the following:

• Discuss the impact of situated cognition on a K-12 course when taught face-to-face as opposed to online.
• Make two recommendations for improving the course in question (either face-to-face or online) by applying what you know about situated cognition.
• Describe which recommendation is more likely to result in measurable improvements. Explain your rationale.

Please respond to classmate:

 

The impact of situated cognition on a k-12 course` when taught face-to-face is more beneficial than online due to that fact that when learning in person you will be able to hear the instructor and see exactly what they are asking for. You are able to have great notes and see in detail materials being covered during the duration of the course. You are able to work with classmates and collaborate on assignments. This theory suggests that knowledge cannot be separated from the context or situation in which it was acquired. What we mean here by situated is that learning is connected to a culture, place, activity, or social situation. In other words, learning doesn’t happen in isolation from other people or our environment. We learn in and from specific places and interactions. In a very highly cited journal article, the psychologists John Seely Brown, Allan Collins, and Paul Duguid propose that for education to be as effective as possible, we need to take into consideration the broader context and culture where knowledge is formed. School is, of course, a crucial institution for learning, but often the learning that takes place here is very abstract.

To help students use and fully synthesize new knowledge, we need to situate the learning process in everyday life. In other words in order for use to learn it has to be useful in everyday life and put in real-world context for children to grasp it and learn it. If instruction is only held to just being taught on line students will not be able to engage with peers and develop the skill and knowledge to fully learn and use it. For example students learn from seeing it done and if they only learn it from reading or learning from online it takes the real-world application from it, and just places it in their mind without experiencing it. Which then puts us in thought of will they really learn it or learn from it if isolated to learn alone with no real example. If we fail to do this, then we aren’t educating students in a way that allows them to use knowledge. Instead, students are just storing the things they learn, often forgetting.

Two recommendations I think that can be done for online is applying more real-world application materials to engage students in the lesson and more relatable materials that gives this time period focuses. Provide examples of what the lesson will cover in detail and great hooks to engage the audience on the topics. Maybe videos and books or articles that focus on the lesson and that are also relatable. I think both are need in order to get the outcome wanted and needed. Having the materials more relatable will create a more engaged class and people expressing more of personal experiences in their work. The creative hook at the beginning of the lesson has to be eye catching to online learners and real-world applied to it so it can reach them and have clear understanding to it.

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